Sleeping-car berth.



L. J. BERG.

SLEEPING AGAR BERTH..

APPLIOATXON rlLBD sEPT.14. 1909.

' Patented Feb. L 1910.

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SLEEPING CAE. BERTE.

APPLICATION mmm SEPT. 14, 1909.

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Specification. of Letters Patent.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Lans cl', linee, citizen of the United States, residing at cChicago, in the county of Coole and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and 'useful lm p-rovements in Sleepingtlar Berthe, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates particularly to the `construction of the panel which supports,

and in a large measure constitutes, the upper berth of a sleeping-car; and the object of the invention is to construct the panel out of plate metal in such forni as to combine great rigidity with the necessary lightness, and at the same time to ali'ord the proper and neces sary finish to permit the panel to harmonize lWith the remainder of the car.

.The invention consists in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is an inner face view of theilnetallic panel.; Fig. 2 a longitudinal sectional view taken through the center thereof; Fig. 3 across sectional view taken through the center thereof; Fig. Il an inner vfacevv-iew of a slightly modified form of constructionsA F ig. 5 a longitudinal sectional view taken through the center thereof; and Fig. 6 a cross sectional View taken throu h the center thereof.

Referring to Fig. 1, the panel as a Whole comprises a inain or body plate 7 of a substantially rectanfular form and of the neces sary size and shape to fit into the space allotted for tbe upper berth. rlhe lower edge 8 of 'the body-plate is preferably curved to give the curving contour usually found in upper berths of sleeping-ears,l The body plate is provided, near each side, with lon gitudinally extending reinforcing' beads 9 Which are struck inwardly and are connected with similarly formed end reinforcingu beads 10, furnishing a continuous reinforcement nea-r the side and endedges of the body plato` llhe side and end beads are connecte f at their pointsaof4 intersection, by nally extending beads lf which are reinforced, at their point of crossing, by a cen-V ter plate 12 which is bolted or otherwise sel cured to the body plate. 'll'he body plate is further `reinforced by the provision of tri angularly arranged beads 13, which occupy the triangular spaces intermediate the d1agbeads at each end of thel body plateo `is afforded the center of the panel, so that a llie body plate has secured. thereto flat, facing plate lat which is secured to 'the body plate, around its edgesj and is separated from the body plate by the center plate lil for the reception of a. layer of felt lo, or other packing, which. serves toinsulate and deaden the construction.` The lower edge of the facing' plate is curved to conform to the curvature of the body plate and is yn'ovided with. an inturned Harige 17, irvhich. overlaps the edge of the body plate, 'lfhe `upper ethic of the facing plate is inturned to afford an ed, e flange or wall i8, which is suppleniented by, end flanges i9 at each end of the panel. The facing plate, at its upper and lower ends, is offset, as at lt, to permit a heavier packing of felt at these points. l

ln Figm 6 a slightly modified forin of construction is shown, t body plate is ein ploycd, umich has brazed, or other .rise rig idly secured thereto, a plurality of chainn neledv reinforcingY strips 2l, which are ar ranged similarly to and serve the function of the beads previously described, the con.` struction beinler substantially similar,` eneeptv thatl instead oit making the reinforcing inemu bers integral with. the body plate they are ,made separate therefrom and rigidly secured thereto. lhc front face of the body plate being,f plain, or substantially so, the facing plate is omitted, and the body'plate is formed to afford an nturned lower' danse :7522 and an upper edge wall 23, similar in fuiict'ion to the flange ll and the eibee Wall lli in the construction firstdescribcd. llhe end walls Ell complete the structure shown in Figs. t3, l' and'lit i llithor forni of construction enables the employment of a relatively thin grade of plate metal Without sacrificing` the necessary strei'lpgtli and rigidity, and at the same time the smooth, or relatively smooth, outer face presented by 'the panel, :1s a Whole, permits the metal to be finished in a manner to lnirnionizo Witli'tlie finishing of the re Elf:

`inainder of the carD By arranging the rein-` forcing beads or strips in the nn'iuner shown, a rigid reinforcement is afforded around the edges of the panel, and ample reinforcement los heavy weight can be .sustained without bending', or without distortion of the panel.

l claim: l. ln a sleepingrar upper berth, a body plate formed of metal having reinforcing llo l described. f

.cured to. the face thereof, substantially as secured to the body plate, substantially as v described.

.lic body plate provided near its edges with members extending across and properly sedescrbed. j

2. In a sleeping-car upper berth, a body plate formed of metal having reinforcing members extending across and properly secured to the inner face thereof, substantially as described.

3. In a sleeping-car upper berth, a metallic body plate having reinforcing members extendingV around the edges thereof, and.

members crossing one another substantially at the center of the body plate, substanti ally as described.

4. In a sleeping-car upper berth, a metallic body plate having reinforcing members extending around the edges thereof on the inner face of the body plate, and having diagonally extending reinforcing members crossing' one' another substantially at the center of the body plate, substantially as 5. In a sleeping-car upper berth, a metallic body plate provided With inwardly extending beads, and a smooth facing plate 6. Ina sleeping-car upper berth, a metalinwardly struck, continuously extending beads, and provided With asmooth facing plate secured to the outer face of the body plate, substantially as described. i 7. In a sleeping-car upper berth, a metali lic body,pla te provided near its edges with an inwardly struck, continuously extending bead connected at its corners by diagonally extending beads inwardly struck, and Aa smooth facing plate secured to the outer face of the body plate, substantially as described.

- 8. In a sleeping car upper berth, a metallic body plate provided near its edges with an inwardly struck continuously extending bead connected at its corners by diagonally extending beads inwardl struck, a central reinforcing plate securedY to the outer sido of the metallic body portion, a smooth facing plate ext-ending over the surface of the body plate and separated therefrom by the reinforcing plate, and a packinointerposed in the space between the body plate and the facing plate, substantially as described.

-9. In a sleeping-car upper berth, a metallic body plate provided near its edges with an inwardly struck` continuously extending bead connected at its orners by diagonally extending beads inwardly struck, a central reinforcing plate secured to the outer side of the metallic body portion, a smooth facing plate offset along its outer and lower edges and extending over the surface of the body plate and separated therefrom by the reinforcing plate, and a packing interposed in the space between the body plate and the facing plate, substantially as described. LARS J. BERG.

Witnesses SAMUEL IV. BANMNG, EPHRAIM BANNING.

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